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(No Model.) v W. E. GILLMAN.

OUFP'BUTTON. v No. 369,106. Patented Aug. 30, 1887.

N. FUCHS. Pmwulho m ber, WiuhTnglom I104 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM E. GILLMAN, OF OXFORD, NEW YORK.

CUFF-BUTTON.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 369,106, dated August 30, 1887.

Application filed May 10, 1887. Serial No. 237,787. (Yo model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM E. GILLMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Oxford, in the county of Ohenango and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cuff-Buttons; and I do hereby declare that the following is. a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a side elevation of my improved sleeve or cuff button, showing it attached to the sleeve of the garment; Fig. 2, an under side plan view thereof; Fig. 3, a side elevation of the button, showing the pin in position ready to be connected to the sleeve of the garment; Fig. 4, an end view, partly in section.

The object of the present invention is to provide a sleeve button or button for ladies cuffs with a pin attachment, for the purpose of fastening the cuff to the sleeve without pinning through the cuff, as is the usual custom in securing the cuff to the sleeve of the garment when the ordinary cuff-button is used.

By the employment of a device hereinafter described,which constitutes my invention, the cuff is enabled to be fastened to the sleeve of the garments without the necessity of pinning through the cuff, which in time renders the cuff worthless by pinning it full of holes.

In the accompanying drawings, A represents the button of any suitable shape or-ornamentation,and of any preferred design, and to the under side thereof is connected a pin, B, projecting out beyond the rim of the button and may be of any suitable length. It is preferred toprovide the pin B with a loop, a,

through which passes a suitably-constructed plate, 0, provided with a perforation, through which passes the pin, said plate being preferably bent, as shown, so as to presentakeeper,

of a pin attachment to a sleeve or cuff button that will enable the cuff to be secured to the sleeve of the garment.

The pin is preferably of spring metal, so that it will retain itself in engagement with the keeper b when secured to the sleeve.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claimas new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination, with a sleeve or cuff button provided with apin extending horizontally therefrom, of a plate constructed substantially as shown, and having a perforation through which passes the point of the pin, and a keeper therefor, and having a bent portion provided with the usual shoe, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM E. GILLMAN.

Witnesses:

GEORGE RAABE, R. M. POTTER. 

